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Bass, Janice, Mary Sidebotham, Jenny Gamble, and Jennifer Fenwick. "Commencing Undergraduate Midwifery Students’ Beliefs About Birth and the Role of the Midwife." International Journal of Childbirth 5, no. 2 (2015): 83–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/2156-5287.5.2.83.

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BACKGROUND: A shift has occurred in the last decade toward preregistration undergraduate Bachelor of Midwifery programs in Australia. This has led to an increase in the numbers of student midwives from diverse backgrounds with limited experience of university and socialization into hospital systems.AIM: This study aimed to explore commencing midwifery students’ beliefs about birth and expectations of the role of the midwife.METHOD: A qualitative descriptive approach was used. All 115 commencing first-year midwifery students enrolled in the first week of an undergraduate Bachelor of Midwifery program were invited and completed a self-administered survey. The survey used open-ended questions to elicit student beliefs about birth and the role of the midwife. Latent content analysis was used to analyze the data set.FINDINGS: Midwifery students’ beliefs were captured within the four themes: birth as “a miracle,” “a woman’s journey,” “a transformative event,” and “a natural process.” Students articulated the role of the midwife as one of support, education, advocacy, and partnership. Student beliefs and expectations were aligned with the emergent philosophy of the normality of birth and woman-centered care within the Australian maternity care context.CONCLUSION: Greater understanding is essential to designing quality midwifery education programs that are responsive to the needs of commencing student midwives. Supporting midwifery students’ successful transition into, and early engagement with the midwifery profession, may have long-term benefits in terms of retention and successful completion of their program. In addition, ensuring professional socialization occurs early is likely to develop graduates who are well prepared to work across their full scope and are willing to participate in the reform of maternity services in Australia.

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Brodie, Pat, and Lesley Barclay. "Contemporary issues in Australian midwifery regulation." Australian Health Review 24, no. 4 (2001): 103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah010103.

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This paper reports on research that examined the Nurses' Acts, regulations and current policies of each state and territory in Australia, in order to determine their adequacy in regulating the education and practice of midwifery. This is part of a three-year study (Australian Midwifery Action Project) set up to identify and investigate barriers to midwifery within the provision of mainstream maternity services in Australia. Through an in-depth examination and comparison of key factors in the various statutes, the paper identifies their effect on contemporary midwifery roles and practices. The work assessed whether the current regulatory system that subsumes midwifery into nursing is adequate in protecting the public appropriately and ensuring that minimum professional standards are met. This is of particular importance in Australia, where many maternity health care services are seeking to maximise midwives' contributions through the development of new models of care that increase midwives' autonomy and level of accountability.

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Small, Kirsten, Mary Sidebotham, Jennifer Fenwick, and Jennifer Gamble. "Midwifery prescribing in Australia." Australian Prescriber 39, no. 6 (December 5, 2016): 215–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.18773/austprescr.2016.070.

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Glover, Pauline. "Midwifery practice in Australia." British Journal of Midwifery 10, no. 6 (June 2002): 397. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2002.10.6.10494.

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Toohill, Jocelyn, Emily Callander, Haylee Fox, Daniel Lindsay, Jenny Gamble, Debra Creedy, and Jennifer Fenwick. "Socioeconomic differences in access to care in Australia for women fearful of birth." Australian Health Review 43, no. 6 (2019): 639. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah17271.

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Objective Fear of childbirth is known to increase a woman’s likelihood of having a Caesarean section. Continuity of midwifery care is known to reduce this risk, but less than 8% of women have access to this relationship-based, primary care model. The aims of this study were to determine whether healthcare use and access to continuity models are equal across different indicators of socioeconomic status for women who are fearful of birth. Methods A secondary analysis was conducted of data obtained during a randomised controlled trial of a psychoeducation intervention by trained midwives to minimise childbirth fear (the Birth Emotions and Looking to Improve Expectant Fear (BELIEF) study). In all, 1410 women were screened, with 339 women reporting high levels of fear (Wijma-Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire ≥66). Demographic, obstetric information, birth preference and psychosocial measures were collected at recruitment and at 36 weeks gestation for the 339 fearful women, with the birth method and health service use returned by 183 women at 6 weeks after the birth. Results Univariate analysis revealed no significant difference in the number of general practitioner and midwife visits between women of high and low income and high and low education. However, women with higher levels of education had 2.51-fold greater odds of seeing the same midwife throughout their pregnancy than women with lower education (95% confidence interval 1.25–5.04), after adjusting for age, parity and hospital site. Conclusions Given the known positive outcomes of continuity of midwifery care for women fearful of birth, health policy makers need to provide equity in access to evidence-based models of midwifery care. What is known about this topic? Caseload midwifery care is considered the gold standard care due to the known positive outcomes it has for the mother and baby during the perinatal period. Pregnant women who receive caseload midwifery care are more likely to experience a normal vaginal birth. What does this paper add? There is unequal access to midwifery caseload care for women fearful of birth across socioeconomic boundaries. Midwifery caseload care is not used for all fearful mothers during the perinatal period. What are the implications for practitioners? Health policy makers seeking to provide equity in access to maternity care should be aware of these inequalities in use to target delivery of care at this specific cohort of mothers.

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Clements, Vanessa, Deborah Davis, and Jennifer Fenwick. "Continuity of Care: Supporting New Graduates to Grow Into Confident Practitioners." International Journal of Childbirth 3, no. 1 (2013): 3–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/2156-5287.3.1.3.

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AIM:This article describes how newly qualified midwives experienced their rotation into birth suite and a continuity of midwifery care model. The findings are part of a larger study that aimed to describe graduate midwives’ expectations and experiences of their transition to practice.BACKGROUND:Knowledge and understanding of how midwives make the transition from student to registered midwife remain limited. However, the literature suggests that this time is a critical period for a new graduate. Although transition support programs for midwives exist in New South Wales, Australia, there appears to be an ad hoc approach to their design, implementation, and effectiveness.METHOD:A descriptive qualitative approach to elicit the experiences of 38 newly qualified Australian midwives. Telephone interviews and focus groups were used to collect the data. Content analysis was used to analyze the data set.FINDINGS:The birthing environment was identified as the clinical area, which elicited the greatest level of apprehension for the midwives, whereas those with the opportunity to rotate into a midwifery continuity of care model rated the experience positively.CONCLUSION:The findings of the study suggest that the newly graduated midwives felt a sense of social and professional belonging to the midwifery continuity of care models in which they worked.KEYWORDS:newly graduated midwife; transition support programs; birth suite; models of care; continuity of care; hierarchy

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Doolan, Jackie. "Changing midwifery education in Australia." Women and Birth 26 (October 2013): S5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2013.08.233.

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Small, Kirsten, Mary Sidebotham, Jenny Gamble, and Jennifer Fenwick. "Exploring midwifery prescribing in Australia." Women and Birth 29, no. 5 (October 2016): 436–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2016.02.001.

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Price, Kay. "Understanding Life Transitions." Australian Journal of Primary Health 12, no. 2 (2006): 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py06017.

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I wanted to share with readers the outcomes of a research project I have been involved with. It was funded by a three-year nationally competitive discovery grant (2003-2005) from the Australian Research Council (ARC [DP 0346092]). This was a collaborative project between the Research Unit, Royal District Nursing Services, South Australia and University of South Australia, School of Nursing and Midwifery.

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Shields, Linda, Julie Jomeen, Wendy Smyth, and David Stanley. "Matthew Flinders Senior (1751–1802): Surgeon and ‘man midwife’." Journal of Medical Biography 28, no. 2 (October 26, 2017): 115–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0967772017707713.

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Until the eighteenth century, midwifery was the sole domain of women, but changes in medical science saw it appropriated by medical men and the ‘man-midwife’ emerged. This paper demonstrates the work of a man-midwife in a small English village in one year, 1775, using his accounts and correspondence. The man was Matthew Flinders Senior, ‘surgeon and man-midwife’ at Donington, Lincolnshire. He was the father of Captain Matthew Flinders, the famous navigator who mapped the coast line of Australia and who coined that name. Primary sources, published as a collection by the Lincoln Record Society, were used. Flinders Senior made a good living from his midwifery, charging rates commensurate with those charged by obstetricians today (with reduced costs for the poor). His descriptions of his practice show how midwifery was conducted in rural England during the development of medicine as a high-status profession. The paper uses data from one year to provide a snap shot of the work of a rural surgeon and man-midwife, but much more is available in the published collection, providing ready access for researchers who may like to pursue such work further.

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Hartz, Donna L., Jan White, Kathleen A. Lainchbury, Helen Gunn, Helen Jarman, Alec W. Welsh, Daniel Challis, and Sally K. Tracy. "Australian maternity reform through clinical redesign." Australian Health Review 36, no. 2 (2012): 169. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah11012.

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The current Australian national maternity reform agenda focuses on improving access to maternity care for women and their families while preserving safety and quality. The caseload midwifery model of care offers the level of access to continuity of care proposed in the reforms however the introduction of these models in Australia continues to meet with strong resistance. In many places access to caseload midwifery care is offered as a token, usually restricted to well women, within limited metropolitan and regional facilities and where available, places for women are very small as a proportion of the total service provided. This case study outlines a major clinical redesign of midwifery care at a metropolitan tertiary referral maternity hospital in Sydney. Caseload midwifery care was introduced under randomised trial conditions to provide midwifery care to 1500 women of all risk resulting in half of the publicly insured women receiving midwifery group practice care. The paper describes the organisational quality and safety tools that were utilised to facilitate the process while discussing the factors that facilitated the process and the barriers that were encountered within the workforce, operational and political context. What is known about the topic? Caseload midwifery models of care have been established in a variety of community based and hospital settings throughout Australia with a reported reduction in clinical intervention rates while maintainning safety of mothers and babies. What does this paper add? This case study illustrates the strategies used to achieve a large sustainable clinical service redesign project based on the introduction of the caseload midwifery model of care. What are the implications for practitioners? Establishing midwifery group practice care within the mainstream maternity services has far reaching implications for the retention and recruitment of midwives and the improvement of clinical outcomes in childbirth.

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Barclay, Lesley. "Midwifery in Australia and surrounding regions." Midwifery 13, no. 3 (September 1997): 111–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0266-6138(97)90000-0.

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Catling, Christine. "The culture of midwifery in Australia." Women and Birth 30 (October 2017): 21–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2017.08.055.

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Brideson, Genevieve. "Flight nursing and midwifery in Australia." Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal 14 (January 2011): S7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aenj.2011.09.021.

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Susanti, Ari Indra. "Perbandingan Kurikulum Pendidikan Bidan di Indonesia, New Zaeland, dan Australia." Inovasi Kurikulum 18, no. 2 (August 30, 2021): 196–207. http://dx.doi.org/10.17509/jik.v18i2.36410.

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Bidan adalah salah satu tenaga kesehatan sebagai profesi yang terus berkembang sehingga harus mengikuti perkembangan dan perubahan globalisasi. Era globalisasi menuntut tersedianya sumber daya manusia profesional dalam memberikan pelayanan kepada masyarakat. Oleh karena itu, diperlukan pengembangan kurikulum pendidikan bidan berdasarkan kebutuhan perkembangan zaman dengan membandingkan kurikulum pendidikan bidan di Indonesia, New Zaeland, dan Australia. Metode yang digunakan pada penulisan artikel ini dengan menggunakan penelaahan literatue (literature riview) berupa proses penyusunana sintesis kepustakaan. Tahap yang dilakukan dengan menelusuri kepustakaan, menemukan ide utama setiap artikel, dan menuliskan dengan gaya paraphrase. Hal tersebut, dilakukan dengan mengumpulkan berbagai referensi berupa artikel-artikel ilmiah dan text book berdasarkan kajian tentang kurikulum pendidikan bidan di Negara Indonesia, New Zaeland, dan Australia. Dengan demikan, hasil kajian perbandingan kurikulum pendidikan bidan bertujuan untuk mengembangkan kurikulum pendidikan bidan yang dapat menghasilkan lulusan bidan profesional dalam memberikan asuhan yang berpusat pada wanita.Kata Kunci: Bidan, Kurikulum, Pendidikan Midwives are one of the health workers as a profession that continues to develop so that they must follow the developments and changes of globalization. The era of globalization demands the availability of professional human resources in providing services to the community. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a midwife education curriculum based on the needs of the times by comparing the midwife education curriculum in Indonesia, New Zealand, and Australia. The method used in writing this article uses a literature review in the form of a library synthesis compilation process. The stage was carried out by browsing the literature, finding the main idea of each article, and writing in a paraphrase style. This has done by collecting various references in the form of scientific articles and text books based on studies on the midwifery education curriculum in Indonesia, New Zealand, and Australia. Thus, the results of the comparative study of midwifery education curriculum aim to develop a midwife education curriculum that can produce professional midwife graduates in providing women-centred care.

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Tracy, Sally, Lesley Barclay, and Pat Brodie. "Contemporary issues in the workforce and education of Australian midwives." Australian Health Review 23, no. 4 (2000): 78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah000078a.

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This paper, which is based on the preliminary findings of the Australian Midwifery Action Project (AMAP), outlinesthe issues around the midwifery labour force and education in Australia. One of the most alarming features is thelack of comprehensive data on midwives. Where data is available it demonstrates the shortage of midwives and thelack of consistency in educational programs for midwives within states and nationally. It is difficult to form a nationalpicture with published sources of data because there are differences in definition and a lack of relevant information.Strategies for educational reform are discussed in relation to improving the supply and preparation of midwives.

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Tannous, Kathy W., Ajesh George, Moin Uddin Ahmed, Anthony Blinkhorn, Hannah G. Dahlen, John Skinner, Shilpi Ajwani, et al. "Economic evaluation of the Midwifery Initiated Oral Health-Dental Service programme in Australia." BMJ Open 11, no. 8 (August 2021): e047072. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047072.

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ObjectivesTo critically evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the Midwifery Initiated Oral Health-Dental Service (MIOH-DS) designed to improve oral health of pregnant Australian women. Previous efficacy and process evaluations of MIOH-DS showed positive outcomes and improvements across various measures.Design and settingThe evaluation used a cost-utility model based on the initial study design of the MIOH-DS trial in Sydney, Australia from the perspective of public healthcare provider for a duration of 3 months to 4 years.ParticipantsData were sourced from pregnant women (n=638), midwives (n=17) and dentists (n=3) involved in the MIOH trial and long-term follow-up.Cost measuresData included in analysis were the cost of the time required by midwives and dentists to deliver the intervention and the cost of dental treatment provided. Costs were measured using data on utilisation and unit price of intervention components and obtained from a micro-costing approach.Outcome measuresUtility was measured as the number of Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) from health-benefit components of the intervention. Three cost-effectiveness analyses were undertaken using different comparators, thresholds and time scenarios.ResultsCompared with current practice, midwives only intervention meets the Australian threshold (A$50 000) of being cost-effective. The midwives and accessible/affordable dentists joint intervention was only ‘cost-effective’ in 6 months or beyond scenarios. When the midwife only intervention is the comparator, the midwife/dentist programme was ‘cost-effective’ in all scenarios except at 3 months scenario.ConclusionsThe midwives’ only intervention providing oral health education, assessment and referral to existing dental services was cost-effective, and represents a low cost intervention. Midwives’ and dentists’ combined interventions were cost-effective when the benefits were considered over longer periods. The findings highlight short and long term economic benefits of the programme and support the need for policymakers to consider adding an oral health component into antenatal care Australia wide.Trial registration numberACTRN12612001271897; Post-results.

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Pincombe, Jan, Lois McKellar, Carol Grech, Maria Fedoruk, Karina Bria, Elizabeth Grinter, and Geraldine Beresford. "Midwifery education in Australia: requirements for assessment." British Journal of Midwifery 15, no. 2 (February 2007): 98–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2007.15.2.22792.

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White, Jill. "Australia Gets Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer." AJN, American Journal of Nursing 109, no. 1 (January 2009): 26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.naj.0000344030.88779.2b.

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Johnston, Joy, and Emma Baldock. "Students and independent midwifery practice in Australia." Australian Journal of Midwifery 14, no. 2 (January 2001): 28–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1445-4386(01)80046-x.

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Nagle, Cate, Marie Heartfield, Susan McDonald, Jane Morrow, Gina Kruger, Julianne Bryce, Melanie Birks, Rhian Cramer, Sara Stelfox, and Nicki Hartney. "A necessary practice parameter: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Midwife standards for practice." Women and Birth 30 (October 2017): 10–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2017.08.028.

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Gray, Michelle, Jennifer Rowe, and Margaret Barnes. "Australian midwives’ interpretation of the re-registration, recency of practice standard." Australian Health Review 39, no. 4 (2015): 462. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah14070.

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Objective The aim of the present study was to investigate how midwives are responding to the changed re-registration requirements; specifically the Recency of Practice (RoP) Standard. Methods A qualitative longitudinal case study used conversational interviews conducted annually at two time phases after the introduction of national registration. Results Findings reveal that confusion has created challenges in demonstration of the RoP standard. This confusion was evident at individual and organisational levels. Conclusions Professional bodies need to support staff in this transition by providing clearer guidance that exemplifies the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia expectations. What is known about the topic? Impact subsequent to Australian legislative and regulatory changes affecting midwifery and nursing registration has not been examined. What does this paper add? The findings of this study provide an insight into midwives’ responses to the changed re-registration standard in Australia. What are the implications for practitioners? There appears to be a problem in the way tensions and challenges are being met; misinterpretation of the requirements has generated questions about the relationship between skills and work areas and demonstration of RoP. This may influence individual career planning and have broader workforce planning implications.

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Lee, Kyung Hye. "Nurse-midwifery education through graduate programs to provide a sufficient number of high quality nurse-midwives." Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions 3 (December 5, 2006): 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2006.3.5.

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There is a decrease in the number of new midwives, resulting from the shutdown of midwifery education program in hospitals due to a decrease in birthrate in the Republic of Korea. To solve this problem, the current medical laws on midwifery education system in Korea should be revised; nurse-midwifery specialist programs must be established in educational institutes with nursing programs. To support this argument, the midwifery education programs of America, Europe, Australia, and Japan have been discussed, and a nurse-midwifery specialist curriculum at the master s level, based on the nurse-practitioner system of Korea, has been suggested. Since this assertion is very important and urgent for solving the future population problem of Korea and providing health care for women and children, it should be realized into action immediately.

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Bradfield, Zoe, Karen Wynter, Yvonne Hauck, Linda Sweet, Alyce N. Wilson, Rebecca A. Szabo, Vidanka Vasilevski, Lesley Kuliukas, and Caroline S. E. Homer. "COVID-19 vaccination perceptions and intentions of maternity care consumers and providers in Australia." PLOS ONE 16, no. 11 (November 15, 2021): e0260049. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260049.

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Introduction Vaccination against COVID-19 is a key global public health strategy. Health professionals including midwives and doctors support and influence vaccination uptake by childbearing women. There is currently no evidence regarding the COVID-19 vaccination perceptions and intentions of those who receive or provide maternity care in Australia. The aim of this study was to address this gap in knowledge and explore the perceptions and intentions regarding COVID-19 vaccination from consumers and providers of maternity care in Australia. Methods A national cross-sectional online study conducted in early 2021 in Australia, a country that has had a very low number of COVID-19 cases and deaths. Recruitment was undertaken through parenting and health professional social media sites and professional college distribution lists. A total of 853 completed responses, from women (n = 326), maternity care providers including doctors (n = 58), midwives (n = 391) and midwifery students (n = 78). Findings Personal intention to be vaccinated ranged from 48–89% with doctors most likely and women least likely. Doctors and midwifery students were significantly more likely to recommend the vaccine to pregnant women in their care than midwives (p<0.001). Fewer doctors (2%) felt that women should wait until breastfeeding had concluded before being vaccinated compared with 24% of midwives and 21% of midwifery students (p<0.001). More than half of the midwives (53%) had concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine for the women in their care compared with 35% of doctors and 46% of midwifery students. Despite national guidelines recommending vaccination of breastfeeding women, 54% of practitioners were unlikely to recommend vaccination for this group. Conclusion This is the first study to explore the perceptions and intentions regarding COVID-19 vaccination from the perspective of those who receive and provide maternity care in Australia. Findings have utility to support targeted public health messaging for these and other cohorts.

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Monk, Amy, Mark Tracy, Maralyn Foureur, Celia Grigg, and Sally Tracy. "Evaluating Midwifery Units (EMU): a prospective cohort study of freestanding midwifery units in New South Wales, Australia." BMJ Open 4, no. 10 (October 2014): e006252. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006252.

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ObjectiveTo compare maternal and neonatal birth outcomes and morbidities associated with the intention to give birth in two freestanding midwifery units and two tertiary-level maternity units in New South Wales, Australia.DesignProspective cohort study.Participants494 women who intended to give birth at freestanding midwifery units and 3157 women who intended to give birth at tertiary-level maternity units. Participants had low risk, singleton pregnancies and were at less than 28+0 weeks gestation at the time of booking.Primary and secondary outcome measuresPrimary outcomes were mode of birth, Apgar score of less than 7 at 5 min and admission to the neonatal intensive care unit or special care nursery. Secondary outcomes were onset of labour, analgesia, blood loss, management of third stage of labour, perineal trauma, transfer, neonatal resuscitation, breastfeeding, gestational age at birth, birth weight, severe morbidity and mortality.ResultsWomen who planned to give birth at a freestanding midwifery unit were significantly more likely to have a spontaneous vaginal birth (AOR 1.57; 95% CI 1.20 to 2.06) and significantly less likely to have a caesarean section (AOR 0.65; 95% CI 0.48 to 0.88). There was no significant difference in the AOR of 5 min Apgar scores, however, babies from the freestanding midwifery unit group were significantly less likely to be admitted to neonatal intensive care or special care nursery (AOR 0.60; 95% CI 0.39 to 0.91). Analysis of secondary outcomes indicated that planning to give birth in a freestanding midwifery unit was associated with similar or reduced odds of intrapartum interventions and similar or improved odds of indicators of neonatal well-being.ConclusionsThe results of this study support the provision of care in freestanding midwifery units as an alternative to tertiary-level maternity units for women with low risk pregnancies at the time of booking.

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Fox-Young, Stephanie, Susannah Brady, Wendy Brealey, Simon Cooper, Lisa McKenna, Helen Hall, and Fiona Bogossian. "The perspectives of Australian midwifery academics on barriers and enablers for simulation in midwifery education in Australia: A focus group study." Midwifery 28, no. 4 (August 2012): 495–501. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2011.07.005.

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OHARA, Ryoko, and Kimie KUBOTA. "The status and tasks of midwifery education at Australia:." Journal of Japan Academy of Midwifery 29, no. 2 (2015): 219–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.3418/jjam.29.219.

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Dawson, Kate, Michelle Newton, Della Forster, and Helen McLachlan. "Caseload midwifery in Australia: What access do women have?" Women and Birth 28 (2015): S12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2015.07.048.

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Hitchcock, Judy A. "Letter from Australia." Journal of Neonatal Nursing 15, no. 6 (December 2009): 218–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.2009.09.004.

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Hitchcock, Judy A. "Letter from Australia." Journal of Neonatal Nursing 16, no. 1 (February 2010): 33–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.2009.11.002.

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Hitchcock, Judy A. "Letter from Australia." Journal of Neonatal Nursing 16, no. 3 (June 2010): 111–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.2010.01.007.

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Hitchcock, Judy. "Letter from Australia." Journal of Neonatal Nursing 16, no. 4 (August 2010): 167–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.2010.06.005.

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Hitchcock, Judy. "Letter from Australia." Journal of Neonatal Nursing 17, no. 1 (February 2011): 27–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.2010.09.005.

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Hitchcock, Judy A. "Letter from Australia." Journal of Neonatal Nursing 17, no. 2 (April 2011): 63–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.2011.02.001.

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Bradfield, Zoe, Karen Wynter, Yvonne Hauck, Vidanka Vasilevski, Lesley Kuliukas, Alyce N. Wilson, Rebecca A. Szabo, Caroline S. E. Homer, and Linda Sweet. "Experiences of receiving and providing maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia: A five-cohort cross-sectional comparison." PLOS ONE 16, no. 3 (March 24, 2021): e0248488. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248488.

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Introduction The global COVID-19 pandemic has radically changed the way health care is delivered in many countries around the world. Evidence on the experience of those receiving or providing maternity care is important to guide practice through this challenging time. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in Australia. Five key stakeholder cohorts were included to explore and compare the experiences of those receiving or providing care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Women, their partners, midwives, medical practitioners and midwifery students who had received or provided maternity care from March 2020 onwards in Australia were recruited via social media and invited to participate in an online survey released between 13th May and 24th June 2020; a total of 3701 completed responses were received. Findings While anxiety related to COVID-19 was high among all five cohorts, there were statistically significant differences between the responses from each cohort for most survey items. Women were more likely to indicate concern about their own and family’s health and safety in relation to COVID-19 whereas midwives, doctors and midwifery students were more likely to be concerned about occupational exposure to COVID-19 through working in a health setting than those receiving care through attending these environments. Midwifery students and women’s partners were more likely to respond that they felt isolated because of the changes to the way care was provided. Despite concerns about care received or provided not meeting expectations, most respondents were satisfied with the quality of care provided, although midwives and midwifery students were less likely to agree. Conclusion This paper provides a unique exploration and comparison of experiences of receiving and providing maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. Findings are useful to support further service changes and future service redesign. New evidence provided offers unique insight into key stakeholders’ experiences of the rapid changes to health services.

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Fox, Deborah, Athena Sheehan, and Caroline Homer. "Experiences of Women Planning a Home Birth Who Require Intrapartum Transfer to Hospital: A Metasynthesis of the Qualitative Literature." International Journal of Childbirth 4, no. 2 (2014): 103–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/2156-5287.4.2.103.

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Recent evidence supports the safety of planned home birth for low-risk women when professional midwifery care and adequate collaborative arrangements for referral and transfer are in place. The purpose of this article is to synthesize the qualitative literature on the experiences of women planning a home birth, who are subsequently transferred from home to hospital. A metasynthesis approach was selected because it aims to create a rich understanding of women’s experiences of transfer by synthesizing and interpreting qualitative data. Three categories were synthesized: “communication, connection, and continuity,” “making the transition,” and “making sense of events.” Quality and clarity of communication, feeling connected to the backup hospital, and continuity of midwifery carer helps make the transfer process as seamless as possible for women. Arriving at the hospital is a time of vulnerability and fear, and retaining the care of a known midwife is reassuring. New caregivers must also be sensitive to women’s need to be reassured and accepted. The reasons for transfer need to be clearly communicated both at the time of transfer and in more detail during the postpartum period. Women need to talk through their experience and to acknowledge their feelings of disappointment in order to move forward in the next phase of their lives. Continuity of carer enables this to be done by a known caregiver in a sensitive and individualized manner. Further qualitative research to examine home birth transfer issues, specifically in the Australian context, is currently being planned as part of the Birthplace in Australia project.

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Tracy, Sally K., Donna Hartz, Michael Nicholl, Yvonne McCann, and Deborah Latta. "An integrated service network in maternity— the implementation of a midwifery-led unit." Australian Health Review 29, no. 3 (2005): 332. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah050332.

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Maternity services in Australia are in urgent need of change. During the last 10 years several reviews have highlighted the need to provide more continuity of care for women in conjunction with the rationalisation of services. One solution may lie in the development of new integrated systems of care where primary-level maternity units offer midwiferyled care and women are transferred into perinatal centres to access tertiary-level obstetric technology and staff when required. This case study outlines the introduction of caseload midwifery into an Area Health Service in metropolitan Sydney. Our objective is to explore the concept of caseload midwifery and the process of implementing the first midwifery-led unit in NSW within an integrated service network. The midwifeled unit is a small but growing phenomenon in many countries.1 However, the provision of ?continuity? and ?woman-centred? midwifery care involves radical changes to conventional hospital practice.

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Reiger, Kerreen. "The politics of midwifery in Australia: tensions, debates and opportunities." Annual Review of Health Social Science 10, no. 1 (January 2000): 53–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.5172/hesr.2000.10.1.53.

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Sidebotham, M., and K. Ahern. "Factors influencing midwifery migration from the United Kingdom to Australia." International Nursing Review 58, no. 4 (August 12, 2011): 498–504. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-7657.2011.00916.x.

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Barclay, Lesley M. "Midwifery in Australia and surrounding reions: Dilemmas, debates and Development." Reproductive Health Matters 6, no. 11 (January 1998): 149–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0968-8080(98)90110-0.

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Tran, Tara, Jo Longman, Jude Kornelsen, and Lesley Barclay. "The development of a caseload midwifery service in rural Australia." Women and Birth 30, no. 4 (August 2017): 291–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2016.11.010.

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Javanmard, Mitra, Mary Steen, Rachael Vernon, and Megan Cooper. "Transition experiences of internationally qualified midwives practising midwifery in Australia." Women and Birth 33, no. 3 (May 2020): e234-e244. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2019.05.002.

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Chapman, Naomi. "Yarning circles – their value in midwifery education in Western Australia." Women and Birth 32 (September 2019): S45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2019.07.287.

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Catling, Christine, and Chris Rossiter. "Midwifery workplace culture in Australia: A national survey of midwives." Women and Birth 33, no. 5 (September 2020): 464–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2019.09.008.

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Dawson, Kate, Michelle Newton, Della Forster, and Helen McLachlan. "Exploring midwifery students׳ views and experiences of caseload midwifery: A cross-sectional survey conducted in Victoria, Australia." Midwifery 31, no. 2 (February 2015): e7-e15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2014.09.007.

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Carter, Amanda G., Elizabeth Wilkes, Jenny Gamble, Mary Sidebotham, and Debra K. Creedy. "Midwifery students׳ experiences of an innovative clinical placement model embedded within midwifery continuity of care in Australia." Midwifery 31, no. 8 (August 2015): 765–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2015.04.006.

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Li, Jie, Hong Lu, and Rui Hou. "A review of the definition and scope of practice of midwives in five representative countries." Frontiers of Nursing 5, no. 3 (October 25, 2018): 165–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/fon-2018-0022.

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Abstract Objective To review the definition and scope of the practice of midwives in Sweden, Finland, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia to find models and make suggestions for reforms in the midwifery policies of China. Methods This article reviewed the midwifery policies published by authorities, organizations, and governments of these countries and relevant literature in the databases of PubMed, Web of Science, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and Wanfang database. Results The definition and scope of practice of midwives in five representative countries and China were reviewed. The similarities and differences in midwifery policies among them show that most countries set standards based on the definition and scope of practice of midwives recommended by International Confederation of Midwives. Conclusions The definition of midwives should include registration, midwifery education, and acceptance standards. The scope of practice of midwives should specify an autonomous environment, the objective of care, the period of care involved, prescribing rights, emergency treatment, and health counseling.

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Brideson, Genevieve, Pauline Glover, and Didy Button. "Flight nurses in Australia: Maintaining their midwifery competence – a case study." Contemporary Nurse 43, no. 1 (December 2012): 121–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.5172/conu.2012.43.1.121.

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Fenwick, Jennifer, Janice Butt, Jill Downie, Leanne Monterosso, and Jennifer Wood. "Priorities for midwifery research in Perth, Western Australia: A Delphi study." International Journal of Nursing Practice 12, no. 2 (April 2006): 78–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-172x.2006.00554.x.

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Brown, Melanie, and Elaine Dietsch. "The feasibility of caseload midwifery in rural Australia: A literature review." Women and Birth 26, no. 1 (March 2013): e1-e4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2012.08.003.

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